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noun
A motor-driven logging machine which transports logs by means of a system of cables and winches.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, forestry
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Something that is a stated number of yards in some dimension.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds
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noun
a winch (or system of winches) powered by an engine and used to haul logs from a stump to a landing or to a skid road
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: yard donkey
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: winch, windlass
noun
(used only in combinations) the height or length of something in yards
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: linear unit, linear measure
History
From yard (verb) + -er.
Etymology tree English yard Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English yarder From yard (noun) + -er.
